Panther Pause
26 years of Pride at Colleyville Heritage High School
2.18.22
What an extremely busy week that was highlighted by today’s events. This morning both our Swim and Wrestling teams had State send-offs as they go to compete at the highest level. We wish them all the best in Austin and Katy respectfully. In addition, we informed ten students that they were named National Merit Finalists. This accomplishment is years of hard work and dedication. Please help us congratulate the following students who earned this distinction. What a fantastic week as we celebrate the numerous accomplishments of our CHHS students.
CHHS PRIDE,
Mr. Denning
Highlights from GCISD:
State of Texas 2020–21 School Report Card
Attached you will find a copy of the State of Texas 2020–21 School Report Card for our school. This report is required by the Texas Legislature and prepared by the Texas Education Agency. It is to be sent to the parent or guardian of every child enrolled in a Texas public school. The report provides information concerning student performance on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR®), as well as information on student enrollment, class size averages, and financial expenditures.
The information contained in the School Report Card is required by state law and is briefly described in the enclosed “2020–21 School Report Card Definitions.” The report for our school may or may not have all the information described because the information presented depends on whether the school is an elementary, middle, or high school.
State law requires that the School Report Card display information about the state, the district, and the school. Where possible, the information must be reported by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status of the students and must include at least two years of results.
The School Report Cards can be found online here.
School Report Card Definitions (English)
Adjunto a esta carta encontrará una copia del reporte de las Calificaciones Escolares del Estado de Texas 2020–21. Estas Calificaciones Escolares son requeridas por la Legislatura del Estado de Texas y preparadas por el departamento de educación estatal. Este reporte debe ser mandado a los padres o al guardián/mentor de cada estudiante inscrito en una escuela pública. Estas calificaciones ofrecen información concerniente al progreso académico de los estudiantes y también información sobre el número de inscripciones estudiantiles, tamaño promedio del salón escolar, y gastos escolares.
La ley estatal requiere que la información en estas calificaciones sea diseminada. Usted encontrará una breve descripción en el adjunto “Definiciones de las Calificaciones Escolares 2020–21.” El reporte que ha recibido puede o no contener toda la información descrita en estas definiciones pues el reportaje de estos datos depende de si la escuela es una primaria, secundaria o preparatoria.
La ley estatal también requiere que la información sea provista a nivel del estado, del distrito escolar, y de nuestra escuela. Esta información debe ser reportada, en tanto sea posible, por grupo étnico/raza y estatus socioeconómico de los estudiantes y debe de incluir por lo menos dos años de resultados.
También puede encontrar estas calificaciones (boleta de calificaciones de la escuela) en elinternet bajo.
Definiciones de Boletas de Calificaciones Escolares (SRC) 2020-21
Skyward Communication
Progress reports will be available in Skyward beginning next week. To view your student’s progress report, please follow the instructions below:
Visit www.GCISD.net and click the Skyward icon at the top of the page (or login here)
Click “Progress Reports/Report Cards” on the menu to the left
Select the report you would like to view
For tutorials and more information on Skyward, please visit the website. If you are having trouble accessing Skyward, please submit a Help Desk ticket.
Instructional Calendar Changes
Due to GCISD’s recent closures because of winter weather and COVID-19, the following changes are being made to this year’s instructional calendar. Please note, these changes do not affect the instructional calendars for Collegiate Academy or iUniversity Prep.
Friday, March 11 will no longer be an early release day. Students will attend school for the full day.
Students will be in school on Friday, April 15 and Monday, April 18 which were originally planned for inclement weather days.
Wednesday, May 25 and Thursday, May 26 will no longer be early release days, except for high school students. All elementary and middle school students will attend school for the full day.
Click here for an updated 2021-2022 GCISD Instructional Calendar.
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Debido a los cierres recientes de GCISD causados por el clima invernal y COVID-19, se realizarán los siguientes cambios en el calendario académico de este año. Por favor tenga en cuenta que estos cambios no afectan los calendarios académicos de Collegiate Academy o iUniversity Prep.
El viernes 11 de marzo ya no será un día de salida temprana. Los estudiantes asistirán a la escuela durante todo el día.
Los estudiantes asistirán a la escuela el viernes 15 de abril y lunes 18 de abril que se habían programado originalmente para días de mal clima.
El miércoles 25 de mayo y jueves 26 de mayo ya no serán días de salida temprana, excepto para los estudiantes de secundaria (GHS, CHHS, VISTA, Bridges). Todos los estudiantes de primaria e intermedia (TES, SLES, OCT, HES, GES, GHES, DES, CES, CAN, BES, BCES, HMS, GMS, CTMS, CMS) asistirán a la escuela durante todo el día.
Haga clic aquí para consultar el Calendario Académico 2021-2022 actualizado.
Virtual Meeting for Parents
One Surprising Reason Covid is Hard for Parents and Kids (and 3 things you can do about it!)
Parents and Guardians, join our GCISD community on Zoom for specific ways you can support your child(ren) through these "COVID times." The link will be live on February 22nd at 6 PM here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87249894346?pwd=cWFDZGc1bVVLSlJwNEpSYUZRSUthQT09
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Reunión Virtual para Padres: Una Razón Sorprendente por la que el Covid es Difícil para Padres y Estudiantes (¡y 3 cosas que pueden hacer al respecto!)
Únase a nuestra reunión en Zoom para aprender cómo puede apoyar a su estudiante durante los cambios causados por la pandemia. El enlace estará disponible aquí a las 6 p.m. el 22 de febrero.
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Join Our Team!
Great opportunities are available in our Nutrition Services Department! Apply now to work with the BEST! www.gcisd.net/careers
¡Únase a Nuestro Equipo!
¡Hay disponibilidad de grandes oportunidades en nuestro Departamento de Servicios de Nutrición! ¡Solicite ahora para trabajar con los MEJORES! www.gcisd.net/careers
STAAR Online
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is transitioning all state assessments to be administered online by the 2022–2023 school year. To support this change, GCISD will be administering all state assessments online this Spring and is encouraging students to visit the practice tests site released by the TEA to prepare for online testing. For upcoming testing, students will be using district issued personal devices.
The online practice tests familiarize students with the general tools, designated supports, and accessibility features that may appear in online tests. In the practice site, there are features that may be turned on and off for students with identified accommodations such as text-to-speech and spelling assistance. Organized by grade level and subject, all 2018, 2019, and 2021 STAAR released tests are also available on the online practice site . Please visit this link for instructions on how to access the practice site.
To view upcoming online STAAR testing windows and dates, please visit our website.
More specific information about student testing days will be coming soon. Please submit a help desk ticket if you are having trouble launching a test.
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STAAR En Línea
La Agencia de Educación de Texas (TEA, por sus siglas en inglés; Texas Education Agency) está efectuando la transición de la administración de todas sus evaluaciones estatales para tomarse en línea durante el ciclo escolar 2022-2023. Para apoyar este cambio, GCISD administrará todas las evaluaciones estatales en línea esta primavera, y alienta a los estudiantes a visitar el sitio web de exámenes de práctica publicado por la TEA para prepararse para las evaluaciones en línea. Para las próximas evaluaciones, los estudiantes utilizarán dispositivos proporcionados por el distrito.
Los exámenes de práctica en línea familiarizan a los estudiantes en las herramientas generales, apoyos designados, y herramientas de accesibilidad que se pueden encontrar en las evaluaciones en línea. En el sitio de práctica, hay muchas herramientas que se pueden activar o desactivar para estudiantes con adaptaciones identificadas, como texto-a-voz y asistencia ortográfica. Todas las evaluaciones publicadas por STAAR para 2018, 2019, y 2021 también están disponibles en el sitio web de práctica, organizadas según nivel de grado y materia. Por favor, visite este enlace para encontrar instrucciones sobre cómo acceder al sitio de práctica.
Para ver las próximas fechas y períodos de evaluación STAAR en línea, visite nuestro sitio web.
Próximamente se publicará información más específica sobre los días de evaluación para estudiantes.
SAT School Day Date Changed (High School Only)
GCISD will be offering all juniors the opportunity to take the SAT on campus on Wednesday, March 2nd. This is a change from the originally scheduled date of March 23rd. GCISD will automatically register all juniors for the test.
Any senior that has not previously taken the SAT at his/her GCISD campus is also eligible to test. Eligible seniors who are interested in testing need to contact the following people:
CHHS - Kelli Mann (kelli.mann@gcisd.net)
GHS - Catherine Henry (catherine.henry@gcisd.net)
Collegiate Academy - Lauren Jackson (lauren.jackson@gcisd.net)
Bridges - Kayla Starnes (kayla.starnes@gcisd.net)
Cambio de Fecha del examen SAT (Sólo Escuelas Preparatorias - CHHS/GHS/CA/Bridges)
GCISD ofrecerá a todos los estudiantes de tercer año la oportunidad de tomar el examen SAT en la escuela el miércoles 2 de marzo. Este es un cambio de la fecha originalmente programada del 23 de marzo. GCISD inscribirá automáticamente a todos los estudiantes de tercer año para tomar el examen.
Cualquier estudiante de cuarto año que no haya tomado previamente el SAT en su escuela de GCISD también califica para tomar el examen. Los estudiantes elegibles interesados en tomar el examen necesitan comunicarse con los siguientes individuos:
CHHS - Kelli Mann (kelli.mann@gcisd.net)
GHS - Catherine Henry (catherine.henry@gcisd.net)
Collegiate Academy - Lauren Jackson (lauren.jackson@gcisd.net)
Bridges - Kayla Starnes (kayla.starnes@gcisd.net)
Highlights from counseling:
Future Planning Hour
New Financial Aid Graduation Requirement
Beginning this year, all seniors must complete one of the following steps in order to comply with Texas Education Code (TEC), §28.0256 in order to graduate:
- Complete and submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA); or
- Complete and submit a Texas Application for State Financial Aid (TASFA); or
- Submit a signed opt-out form (English) (Spanish)
Review complete information about how to complete this requirement here in English and Spanish. ALL students are must comply to graduate.
Counselor Corner
SENIOR SPOTLIGHT - Reagan Brown
This week’s Project Graduation Senior Spotlight is Reagan Brown. Reagan is involved in PALS, NCL, NHS, NEHS, NSHS, Best Buddies, Redefining Beautiful, She's the First, 2022 Class Council, Student Council, Students Standing Strong, Black Attack, Chem Club, Bio Club, CooKey Club, and Spirit Sisters. She plans to major in aerospace engineering.
Reagan thinks Project Graduation will be a fun way to celebrate graduation and make fun memories during our last time together.
We are looking for students to help us promote CHHS Project Graduation! Being involved will also promote your sport, club or organization! If you are interested, we will coordinate with you to determine which date you will be featured as our Senior Spotlight Student. Only a certain number of applicants will be accepted so apply quickly to get a spot. Please fill out the following Google Form or contact Rhonda Byers if you are interested in being featured in the Senior Spotlight.
Panther Sports:
Panther Tennis
Panther Mens Soccer
The CHHS Men Soccer teams are doing awesome! They are currently sitting just 1 point out of 1st place! The Panthers start the 2nd half of district on Tuesday 2/22/22 against our cross town rival Grapevine.
2/22/22-Teacher Appreciation Night
JV2: Grapevine @ CHHS Field 4:30pm
JV1: Grapevine @ CHHS Field 5:30pm
Varsity: Grapevine @ Mustang-Panther Stadium 7:30pm
2/25/22
JV2: Carter Riverside @ Carter Riverside 5:00pm
JV1: Lake Dallas @ Lake Dallas 5:30pm
Varsity: Lake Dallas @ Lake Dallas 7:15pm
Grapevine definitely came with more fan support the last meeting and we just can not have that! Show Some Spirit and Come Out and Support Your Panthers!
Lady Panther Soccer
Upcoming Dates to Remember:
GET INVOLVED WITH THE CHHS PTSA FOR THE 2022-23 SCHOOL YEAR
The Colleyville Heritage PTSA is planning for the next school year and invites you to become involved. Officer, Executive Board and general volunteer positions are available. Please complete the form and select your interests. We look forward to volunteering with you!
National Honor Society applications are now open
The following are the minimum requirements to apply:
- Current Junior
- GPA of at least 4.2
- 15 community service hours since Jan 1, 2021
The selection committee is looking for candidates who demonstrate evidence of scholarship, leadership, good character, and service.
More info in the letter here, application linked here, F.A.Q.s here.
Application is due Friday, Feb 18 to Ms. Bird's Room, B316.
CHHS Cheer tryouts
2022 GCISD STEMposium
Colleyville Heritage High School will be hosting STEMposium from 6pm-8pm on Wednesday, February 23. STEM students from both CHHS and GHS will be presenting their projects to the general public. Admission is free to this come-and-go event. Please join us in celebrating the research and innovation of our district's STEM students!
UIL One Act Play
SAT School Day Date Changed
GCISD will be offering all juniors the opportunity to take the SAT on campus on Wednesday, March 2nd. This is a change from the originally scheduled date of March 23rd. GCISD will automatically register all juniors for the test.
Any senior that has not previously taken the SAT at his/her GCISD campus is also eligible to test. Eligible seniors who are interested in testing need to contact our SAT testing coordinator, Kelli Mann (kelli.mann@gcisd.net).
CHHS Community Service Ambassador Program
Does your student volunteer at school, church or other philanthropic agencies? The Community Service Ambassador Program is designed to encourage all 9th - 12th grade students to serve their community by performing at least 100 hours of approved community service. Students meeting this requirement will be recognized locally as Community Service Ambassadors upon graduation and will have the opportunity to purchase a cord for their robes. Class of 2022 Seniors must turn in all hours for the 2021-2022 school year by March 31. All other students must turn in hours from the 2021-2022 school year by May 28 at noon. More information about the CHHS Community Service Ambassador Program can be found here. chhs.gcisd.net/activities/clubs___extracurricular/community_scholar_ambassador_program
Updated STAAR EOC Scores Are In!
Please follow these instructions to Access Your STAAR/EOC scores. The Texas Assessment Portal gives families to previous STAAR/EOC results, including the results from the most recent retest opportunity this past December. Reach out to your counselor and/or teacher with questions and/or concerns.
GCISD College Visits
This year we will be hosting college, military and job reps back in the Go Center! They will be hosted at the Go Center counter during lunches. The calendars, where you can see who is visiting each day, can be found on the Go Center website as pictured.
PARENT VOLUNTEER HOURS
Do you volunteer for your favorite CHHS program? Please submit your volunteer hours and encourage other volunteers to do the same. PTSA collects the number of volunteer hours so that GCISD can use them for applying for grants and other uses. This is only parent hours, not students’ Community Scholar hours (see CSAP program guidelines on the Counseling website about that). Submit your hours in 2 minutes at this link: Volunteer hours
CHHS Senior Prom 2022
CHHS Project Graduation Information:
CHHS Project Graduation
Upcoming Fundraisers for the CHHS Community include:
Order a SONIC drink for CHHS Staff members.
Donate your garage sale worthy items to the Project Grad Spring Garage Sale.
Paw a friend, neighbor, or business in the GCISD area!
Join us for our Whataburger Spirit Night on 3-9-22 from 5pm to 8pm.
Project Graduation is a 501c3. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter!
Ongoing Important Information:
Watch Your 1s
We are excited to welcome back students for the spring semester of classes. As we begin this semester, we want to make you aware of a change you might notice in your student’s grades. We are implementing our ‘Watch Your 1s” gradebook system this semester. Below are the details about this change-
Watch Your 1s.
If you see a “0” in the gradebook, this grade stands, and no additional opportunities will be available for a student to complete and turn in this work.
If you see a “1” in the gradebook, this grade is still available for submission but has not been submitted by the student at this point.
If you see “NC” in the gradebook, this grade is not counted in the gradebook and is not needed for submission.
Our goal in implementing this policy is to improve communication between teachers, students, and parents. Implementing this change will reflect the most current student average in a class.
Thank you again for all you do to support the Panther community.
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Support Project Graduation
Project Graduation is an all-night lock-in party designed to keep our seniors off the roads on graduation night and provide a safe, drug-free and alcohol-free celebration. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram.
The Project Graduation Committee is open to Parents from the Classes of 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 and needs the support of underclassmen parents in order to keep this CHHS tradition alive. Students may also volunteer to earn service hours. Volunteer on our website or contact chpanthersprojectgrad@gmail.com.
Support CHHS PTSA
Ordering school pictures
CHHS 21-22 Student Planners
We are 6-weeks into the school year and hope that your students are all reaching their academic and extracurricular goals! In case they could use a little help with organization and keeping track of all that their classes and extracurriculars require, we have a resource that could be very useful for them!
We have CHHS 21-22 Student Planners for $5 and they include the bell schedule, our nine-week planning calendars, monthly planning calendars, AND weekly planning calendars! Students can see Mrs. Byers in the front office to purchase one.
Support CHHS PTSA
Earn your Champion Cord for Graduation!
CHHS PREP Services ‘21-’22
Sign Up Today Class of 2022 Parents and Students
With Class of 22 Image included below, put the following text:
Class of 2022, 2023, 2024 & 2025 Students & Parents ~ WE NEED YOU! We want to keep CHHS Project Graduation going for years to come and we need your help to start planning for our 2022 Seniors! Our goal is to have parents and students from ALL grade levels on the committee! Most positions are a minimum time commitment. More than one person can help with each position so get a friend or two and sign up together. Please use one space per name and note in the comments if you would like to work as a team. Students can also volunteer to help with any positions and earn service hours! Students would be perfect to help with website, social media, contacting businesses and more!
Click THIS LINK to go to the Sign Up Genius and Volunteer Today!
The Roaring Red
CHHS PTSA 2021-2022 MEMBERSHIP
WELCOME BACK PANTHERS!!
IT IS TIME TO SIGN UP OR RENEW YOUR
CHHS PTSA 2021-2022 MEMBERSHIP
Sign-Up by going to Join | CHHS PTSA
Questions? Email Janeece Garlish at vpmembership@chhsptsa.org
Community Membership Campaign
Our GCISD Council of PTAs is kicking off our Community Membership Campaign for the 21-22 year!
Support our local PTAs by joining all 17 campuses with a Community Membership.
Details of the program are on our GCISD Council of PTAs Website. A direct link to join as a Council Community member is linked here.
COVID-19 Protocol Information
Please visit www.GCISD.net/COVID19 for lots of resources from the District pertaining to COVID-19. There you can find all of the following information, plus more:
Go Center
College Applications:
Seniors! College applications are open and the Go Center is available for appointments to assist you with your college process or answer any questions you might have. Click here to sign-up for an appointment! Or send an email to Candace McGowan. Please check your school email for follow-up communication.
Do you have general questions about what may be next after graduation? We are here to help you make a plan whether that is heading off to college, joining the military, or jumping into the workforce. Please come by so we can help you with your next steps!
Virtual College Visits:
Curious to how you can visit schools virtually and take advantage of their online opportunities? Check out this great resource that links you to each college's virtual experience page!
Scholarships:
Although many local scholarships are not open yet, we encourage you to begin checking the GCISD Scholarship website as this will be actively updated with new deadlines as soon as we receive them. If you have not obtained letters of recommendation, please request them now as most scholarships generally require a minimum of two letters.
Seniors also need to research scholarships that come directly from the colleges/universities to which they are applying.
Please reach out to the Go Center if you have any questions about scholarships!
GCISD College Visits:
This year we will be hosting college, military and job reps back in the Go Center! They will be hosted at the Go Center counter during lunches. The calendars, where you can see who is visiting each day, can be found on the Go Center website as pictured below.
Cafeteria Volunteers
The GCISD Nutrition Services Department is looking for volunteers! Come get to know the students while serving them a nutritious lunch in the school cafeteria. You can volunteer at your child's school or any school in the district. You must be registered as a volunteer in the district, or get signed up as a volunteer today so you can join the amazing kitchen staff serving the students. Please see the flyer for details and a link to sign up!
Cafeteria Menus
GCISD school cafeterias follow a calendar-cycle menu at breakfast and lunch. This menu begins on September 13th, 2021. During the first 4 weeks of school, all schools will follow a simplified lunch menu to allow all students to adjust to the new school year and to re-familiarize themselves with the cafeteria and their PIN number. The simplified menus can be viewed online using our menu system MealViewer. Printable copies of all menus can be downloaded here. If you have questions please contact child.nutrition@gcisd.net. GCISD Nutrition Services looks forward to serving your family in the upcoming school year!
VOLUNTEER BACKGROUND CHECK
House Bill 4545
Given the disruptions of the 2020-2021 school year, the 87th Texas Legislature passed House Bill 4545, signed on June 16, 2021, which provides additional learning opportunities for students who did not meet standards on the STAAR exam in the form of extra tutoring.
For Families of Students Who Did Not Perform Satisfactorily on STAAR Exams
If a student does not perform satisfactorily on a STAAR, STAAR End of Course (EOC), or STAAR Alt exam, in any STAAR assessed grade levels and subjects, the District will provide accelerated instruction.
For a student who does not perform satisfactorily on the math or reading assessment in grades 3, 5, or 8, the District will establish an Accelerated Learning Committee (ALC), which includes the student’s parent, to develop an educational plan for accelerated instruction to enable the student to perform at the appropriate grade level by the conclusion of the next school year. Accelerated instruction entails delivering supplemental instruction (i.e., tutoring) before or after school, or embedded in the school day and meeting HB 4545 requirements.
For Families of Students Who Did Not Take STAAR Exams for the 2020-2021 School Year
For students who were absent or otherwise unable to take the STAAR or STAAR EOC for the 2020-2021 school year, the district may administer an assessment to determine student grade level proficiency on the state standards, the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). If the student earns a passing score, then the student can be exempted from the House Bill 4545 tutoring requirement.
GCISD will also provide more information to parents as we work with and gather additional insight from TEA to support our students with HB 4545 requirements.
Additional information on HB 4545 can be found at https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/correspondence/taa-letters/house-bill-4545-implementation-overview
Student Fees and Parking Permits
Please log into your parent portal to check all student and course fees. Some courses do have fees associated with them, along with the $5 student photo id that is charged each year. Parking permits are $100 for the full year and additional fees do apply for the painted parking spaces that are sold through StuCo. The information below will show you the steps to view and make payments online:
Log in to the Skyward Parent Portal using the desktop version only
Click on Fee Management on the left hand side of the list of activities. (Fees can be viewed here)
Click on Make a Payment
Select the fees you want to add to your cart, you can also add the fee for parking at this time.
Click Checkout, which will direct you to the RevTrak page for payment.
Log into RevTrak and complete your payment
The $5 online processing fee will be waived from August 3rd - 11th. Should you wish to pay these fees in person, this can be done once school is back in session or payment can be mailed to the school with attention: Ashley Chaney.
For any questions or concerns regarding fees, please contact the CHHS Bookkeeper, Ashley Chaney at 817-305-4746 or ashley.chaney@gcisd.net.
CHHS to GHS Shuttles - Transportation Safety Protocols
Students riding shuttle buses between CHHS and GHS will be assigned to a specific bus this year. Once a bus is assigned, students will ride the same bus each time they shuttle between campuses. In the event we have a positive test, all passengers on the bus will be notified.
Standard Response Protocols
The GCISD Director of Emergency Management and School Security, Allen Smith, has asked that we provide you with information regarding Standard Response Protocols.
GCISD partners with the I Love U Guys Foundation and uses the Standard Response Protocols (SRP) to respond to any situation or emergency that takes place at school or in the district.
Each campus will conduct drills throughout the school year. These drills are based on the Standard Response Protocols of Secure, Lockdown, Evacuate, Shelter, and Hold. GCISD developed one additional protocol known as Clear.
Completion of the drills is mandatory for each campus during the first two weeks of school, so that students and staff are prepared. Drills help us learn and know how to respond in the case of a real emergency at school. Our drills also help us to check certain equipment and responses. Our emergency management leaders on each campus will work with students and staff to complete our drills and document the results.
I have included the SRP Posters that are displayed in your student’s classrooms so that you can review with your student at home and discuss with them when they take part in the drills during the first two weeks. More information about Safety and Security in GCISD can be found at www.gcisd.net/our_district/safety_and_security. If you have any questions, Allen is very receptive to speaking with parents about our safety practices and may be reached at allen.smith@gcisd.net.
Panther Pause
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